CCRI Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Does It Cost to Attend Community College of Rhode Island Per Credit Hour?

See current per-credit-hour charges for part-time students at Community College of Rhode Island, plus the regular full-year tuition and fees for context.

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CCRI Cost Per Credit Hour
CCRI Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

How Much Will CCRI Cost Per Credit Hour?

$231 In-State Per Credit Hour

$687 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

In-state part-time students are charged $231 for every credit hour. Students from out of state are charged $687 for each credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$231	$687

Remember that this per-credit-hour figure is before any aid or scholarships students may be eligible for.

To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at Community College of Rhode Island are broken out below.

The fees portion of those annual totals amounted to $476 in-state and $476 out-of-state; the balance is base tuition.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,074	$14,358
Fees	$476	$476
Total	$5,550	$14,834

This annual figure is for academic instruction only and excludes housing and meals.

Tuition Trend for CCRI (Last Few Years)

This is how tuition at Community College of Rhode Island has changed over recent reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$4,524	$12,804
Two Years Ago	$4,624	$13,086
One Year Ago	$4,856	$13,740
Most Recent Year	$5,074	$14,358

Year over year, out-of-state tuition moved up 4.5%. At the same pace next year, tuition + fees would be roughly $15,501 the year after.

Keep Annual Increases in Mind

At most colleges, tuition rises a little each year, so plan for the cost in later years to exceed today’s posted rate.

Factor Cost Increases Into Your Budget

When you map out how you’ll pay for college, build in expected annual increases so the back half of the degree doesn’t outrun your funding plan.

Paths to Finance Your CCRI Coursework

A per-credit-hour figure is only part of the conversation — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

For details on financial aid availability at Community College of Rhode Island, see the Community College of Rhode Island Financial Aid page.

For the standard full-year figures, visit the Community College of Rhode Island Tuition & Fees page.